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Kings without Countries: Problems in the Formation of a Gypsy National Identity—Territoriality, Language, Identity

Author(s): Waters, Timothy William

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dc.contributor.authorWaters, Timothy William-
dc.date.accessioned2023-01-17T19:09:10Z-
dc.date.available2023-01-17T19:09:10Z-
dc.date.issued1995en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/pr1f18sf2h-
dc.description.abstractThe author examines the historical and contemporary obstacles to and opportunities for the development of a cohesive national Gypsy identity and argues that, given their marginalized place in European society, Gypsy communities could better position themselves politically and socially by developing a common sense of identity as strong as the undifferentiated, negative perception non-Gypsy societies hold of them. Elements of such a hypothetical program would include cultivation of a high, written form of Romany, development of educational institutions to foster an intellectual elite, the spread of a common history of the Gypsy origins as an Indian people, and psychological identification with some as yet unidentified homeland.en_US
dc.format.extent24-46en_US
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Public and International Affairsen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesVolume 6;-
dc.rightsFinal published version. Article is made available in OAR by the publisher's permission or policy.en_US
dc.titleKings without Countries: Problems in the Formation of a Gypsy National Identity—Territoriality, Language, Identityen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US

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